# NBB Asks EPA to Raise 2020 RFS and 2021 Biodiesel Volumes - Fuels Market News

> The National Biodiesel Board criticized EPA's proposed 2020 RFS and 2021 biomass-based diesel volumes at a Michigan hearing. It said EPA's calculation ignores about 28 billion gallons of small refinery exemptions for 2015 to 2017.

- Date: 2019-08-01 · published 2019-08-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/57450-nbb-asks-epa-to-raise-2020-rfs-and-2021-biodiesel-volumes-fuels-market-news
- Commodities: [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Flat volumes and unaccounted exemptions shrink expected biodiesel demand, which is bearish for soybean oil and related soybean demand.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bearish ▼
- SOY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBO | 2019-08-05 | [Soy Growers to EPA: Raise 2020 RFS and 2021 Biodiesel Volumes - American Soybean Association](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57449-soy-growers-to-epa-raise-2020-rfs-and-2021-biodiesel-volumes-american-soybean.md) | +4.7% | +1.6% |
| SBO | 2023-01-10 | [Ag Implores EPA to Raise RFS Volumes for Biomass-Based Diesel, Biodiesel](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15337-ag-implores-epa-to-raise-rfs-volumes-for-biomass-based-diesel-biodiesel.md) | -2.0% | -9.6% |
| SBO | 2019-03-19 | [NBB: EPA Undercuts Additional Demand for Biomass-Based Diesel - Fuels Market News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59972-nbb-epa-undercuts-additional-demand-for-biomass-based-diesel-fuels-market-news.md) | -2.1% | -2.1% |
| SBO | 2019-12-19 | [EPA Fulfills Another Trump Administration Promise: Finalizes RFS Volumes for 2020 and Biomass Based Diesel Volumes for 2021 \| US EPA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55449-epa-fulfills-another-trump-administration-promise-finalizes-rfs-volumes-for.md) | +2.8% | -0.2% |
| SBO | 2017-11-30 | [EPA Leaves Biodiesel Alone, Raises Cellulosic Volumes](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67842-epa-leaves-biodiesel-alone-raises-cellulosic-volumes.md) | -2.5% | -4.3% |
| SOY | 2019-08-05 | [Soy Growers to EPA: Raise 2020 RFS and 2021 Biodiesel Volumes - American Soybean Association](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57449-soy-growers-to-epa-raise-2020-rfs-and-2021-biodiesel-volumes-american-soybean.md) | +2.8% | +0.8% |
| SOY | 2023-01-10 | [Ag Implores EPA to Raise RFS Volumes for Biomass-Based Diesel, Biodiesel](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15337-ag-implores-epa-to-raise-rfs-volumes-for-biomass-based-diesel-biodiesel.md) | +2.4% | +0.8% |
| SOY | 2017-09-28 | [EPA Solicits Comments on Potential Cuts to Biodiesel RFS Volumes - American Soybean Association](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68821-epa-solicits-comments-on-potential-cuts-to-biodiesel-rfs-volumes-american.md) | -0.8% | +1.0% |

## Sources

- fuelsmarketnews.com: https://fuelsmarketnews.com/nbb-asks-epa-to-raise-2020-rfs-and-2021-biodiesel-volumes/

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